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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178997 | Supplying grid ancillary services using controllable loads A method includes determining a desired power draw for a plurality of loads connected to an electrical grid, each of the plurality of loads connected to the electrical grid through a load supply control and being able to obtain a desired amount of energy from the gr... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8093752 | Synchronization of plural DC-DC voltage converters The present disclosure relates to circuits and methods for improving the performance of plural DC-DC voltage converters. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8093753 | Sequential control master-slave socket device A sequential control master-slave socket device includes at least one master socket, a plurality of slave socket, a plurality of switches, a load judgment device and a controller. Each master socket is coupled to an input power source. Inlet terminals of the switche... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7977817 | Method for pulse width modulated control of a plurality of load elements Disclosed is a method for pulse width modulated control of a plurality of load elements, particularly during supply of the load elements from a common supply system in motor vehicles. The load elements are controlled in a time staggered manner with respect to one an... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7952228 | Power supply apparatus and electronic apparatus A plurality of primary power supplies convert a primary power supply voltage into intermediate voltages. Secondary power supplies convert the intermediate voltages converted by the primary power supplies into supply voltages and output the same. A timing adjuster is... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7939964 | Modularized power supply switch control structure A modularized power supply switch control structure aims to control a main power system of a power supply. The main power system includes at least one high voltage output unit at a high voltage output end and one low voltage output unit at a rear low voltage output ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7786615 | Power distribution architecture for actuating moving elements of an aircraft in sequence The invention relates to an electrical power distribution architecture specially adapted for actuating in sequence aircraft moving elements such as doors, undercarriages, or high-lift elements, said moving elements being actuated by electromechanical actuators power... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7772718 | Master/slave outlet system A master/slave outlet system includes at least one master outlet and at least one slave outlet. Moreover, the slave outlet is turned on to start the device connected to the slave outlet, while the master outlet supplies enough current to the device connected to the ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7741732 | Method of configuring a startup sequence of a load control system Power distribution systems that have a limited peak power capability or a high source impedance, such as site supply generators, are often susceptible to abnormal operation in response to the current drawn at power up from the loads connected to the power distributi... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7566987 | Method of powering up a plurality of loads in sequence Power distribution systems that have a limited peak power capability or a high source impedance, such as site supply generators, are often susceptible to abnormal operation in response to the current drawn at power up from the loads connected to the power distributi... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7443048 | Method for operating an electrical system A method for operating an electrical system for a machine is provided. The electrical system may include at least one power source connected to a power-distribution network. The power-distribution network may include a first portion with one or more power loads conn... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7408270 | Forward converter Usually, power supplies are not capable of switching off part of the outputs of a main power supply during stand-by. Due to this, stand-by power supplies are used in addition to operation power supplies. Consistent with an example embodiment, a forward converter is ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7368686 | Apparatus and methods for operating an electric appliance An electric cooking appliance is provided. The electric cooking appliance includes a plurality of surface heating elements and a plurality of sensors configured to monitor an operational status of a corresponding surface heating element. The electric cooking applian... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7342202 | Electric grill An electric cooking assembly includes a main body portion that defines a cooking area. First and second cooking surfaces are contained within the cooking area. A first electric heating element arranged to provide heat to at least a portion of the first cooking surfa... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337333 | System and method for strategic power supply sequencing in a computer system with multiple processing resources and multiple power supplies A system and method are provided for strategic power supply sequencing in a computer system. The system and method includes a plurality of processing resources that process data and a plurality of power supplies that provide power for the processing resources. A pow... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325050 | System and method for strategic power reduction in a computer system A system and method are provided for strategic power reduction in a computer system. The system and method includes a plurality of processing resources that process data. Associated with the processing resources are a plurality of power supplies that provide power f... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324876 | System for remotely controlling energy distribution at local sites A power management system and associated method includes provision of local wireless energy control units at remote sites for controlling power delivery to customer loads, and a central station with a wireless transmitter for broadcasting commands to the wireless en... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318442 | Automatic car wash system An automatic car wash system is provided for processing multiple vehicles simultaneously. The system according to one embodiment includes an elongate path, a plurality of stations for processing the vehicle, at least two detectors for indicating the presence of the ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7312980 | Adaptable rack mountable power distribution apparatus Embodiments of a power distribution apparatus that is adaptable to be readily mounted within a variety of differing types of electronic equipment racks are herein described. One such embodiment provides power distribution apparatus having an upper mounting adapter. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7265652 | Controllable electronic switch A controllable electronic switch for, e.g., controlling power distribution comprises a deformable member such as a bimetal arm that can be deformed to break an electrical path. The deformable member may be anchored at one end and in controllable contact with an elec... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258125 | Shopping cart sanitizing system The present invention comprises a system and method for removing contaminates from the surface of a shopping cart such as a grocery cart. The system includes subjecting the cart to multiple stages of disinfection, including washing, sanitizing, and drying stages. A ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7221106 | Cordset based appliance controller An apparatus and method for distributed control of an electrical appliance having a plug and a load and two power carrying conductors connecting the plug to the load, comprising locating power control elements completely within the plug, connecting interface element... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7202607 | Year-round decorative lights with time-multiplexed illumination of interleaved sets of color-controllable LEDS A decorative lighting apparatus provides user-selectable color schemes corresponding to several holidays and other occasions for year-round use. In one illustrative example, the decorative lighting apparatus includes control circuitry which has a plurality of color-... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7202449 | Brewing machine power management system and method A power management system for managing the power supplied to a plurality of warming elements in a brewing machine, so as to conform to pre-set power safety requirements. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200051 | Semiconductor integrated circuit device having power supply startup sequence A semiconductor integrated circuit device, which drives a first region and a second region provided via capacitance to a positive internal power supply and a negative internal power supply respectively, comprises a first internal power supply generation circuit that... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7193335 | Sensing socket assembly A socket assembly enables a number of electrical appliances to be automatically isolated from, and reconnected to, an electrical power supply upon respectively switching off or on a “master” appliance. Generally, the assembly includes: a master electrical outlet... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7151327 | System and method for supply distribution A system and method for distributing a supply to plurality of machinery or appliances. The supply may be any of oil, gas, electrical power, water, heated and cooled air, etc. the plurality of appliances can include any of gas and oil powered devices, electrical devi... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146265 | Control device with time measuring function A control device with a time measuring function measures a turned-off time of an ignition switch with a low consumption current and high accuracy at a level adapted for a demand from the controlling side, as well as a turned-on time of the ignition switch. The contr... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141891 | Intelligent power distribution system An intelligent power distribution system including one or more intelligent power strips. The power strips can each include an elongated housing that may be adapted for mounting in an equipment rack. The housing can include a first end, a second end and plurality of ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7139922 | Powering down a computer in response to a thermal event A technique includes receiving an indication of a thermal event in a processor. The processor is part of a computer system. In response to the indication, the processor is powered down, and subsequent to the powering down of the processor, other components of the co... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135789 | Controlling devices using cascaded control units Power supplies, supplied with an input voltage to produce output voltages, are controlled in a desired sequence, and their output voltages are monitored, by respective state machines of two or more control units which are coupled in cascade by a bidirectional signal... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7123829 | Digital camera and power supply apparatus used therefor A digital camera, including a common power supply for supplying power; a plurality of motors sharing the power supply and driven by the power supplied from the power supply; and a current detector for detecting load current supplied to the plurality of motors, where... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7091790 | Power amplifier (PA) efficiency with low current DC to DC converter A novel method and apparatus is disclosed for reducing power dissipation of RF power amplifiers when a reduced output power level is required. The mechanism has the specific purpose of optimizing the collector terminal voltage on portions of the amplifier's RF chain... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7075769 | Next connect electrical receptacle assembly An electrical assembly including a plurality of electrical modules, each of the plurality of electrical modules being sequentially electrically connected to at least one other of the plurality of electrical modules. Each of the plurality of electrical modules includ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7026800 | Feed-forward method for improving a transient response for a DC—DC power conversion and DC—DC voltage converter utilizing the same In a method for a DC-DC power conversion performed by a switching mode buck voltage converter, the power conversion is split into two or more stages, and a feed-forward signal is generated by one of the stages and sent to another stage prior thereto. The feed-forwar... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7010360 | Automatic conversion of dates and times for messaging A system and method are disclosed for automatically converting dates and times in electronic text messages to the local dates and times of the message recipients. For example, when a text message is sent to an intended recipient, a messaging server can recognize dat... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7010363 | Electrical appliance energy consumption control methods and electrical energy consumption systems Electrical appliance energy consumption control methods and electrical energy consumption systems are described. In one aspect, an electrical appliance energy consumption control method includes providing an electrical appliance coupled with a power distribution sys... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6998584 | System for output power control on electric heater drive Methods and systems are provided for controlling the output power to DC electric heater elements to reduce the input current ripple and to fine-tune the output power to meet the fine-tuning percentage requirement. In one embodiment, a method is performed for control... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6995525 | Light display with color and clear lights A light display power box receives a string of clear and a string of colored lights thereby displaying clear and colored lights simultaneously to form selected light display patterns. The light display power box includes a plurality of outlets for receiving at least... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6975926 | Method and apparatus for power management control of a compressor-based appliance that reduces electrical power consumption of an appliance Power-management control methods and apparatus are disclosed. Power-management control is achieved by monitoring operational characteristics (such as current, compressor relay control signals, internal temperature) of an appliance during an extended period of operat... | 12/13/2005 |
